Last week, QPR confirmed losses of £65.4 million for last season, which included a spending spree of over £40million - including £8million on Remy and £12million on Christopher Samba.

The R's also spent big on wages - subsequently struggling to get high earners like Brazil international Julio Cesar , Joey Barton and Shaun Wright-Phillips off the books - and have seen net debt rise from £91.4million to £177.1million inside 12 months.

As such, they are likely to be hit by a transfer embargo if they fail to earn promotion this season - and even if they do go up, they could still be hit with a £50million fine.

Therefore, they'll be in little position to reject bids for their highly-paid senior players - which has left Newcastle optimistic of taking advantage of the uncertainty surrounding Loftus Road.